Only if it's racist to mention the fact that different races exist. Which seems to be the US view.
Tim Send a noteboard - 23/03/2010 09:24:23 AM
In this advert, "blackness" as a quality of the music (whatever that may mean) is presented in a positive way. If it's racist against anyone, it's non-blacks.
What I mean by this is that it would be consistent with the implications of the advert to say "There's too much damn whiteness in this music; let's get rid of it" (not that they do say that, but they could without contradicting themselves). Similarly with "Indian-ness", "Chinese-ness" or whatever. But they couldn't say "There's too much damn blackness in this music; let's get rid of it" without effectively saying the opposite of what the advert suggests.
America: Seriously, I can understand why you guys are so hypersensitive about anything to do with race, but it's still really annoying. And it doesn't help you get over your problems.
What I mean by this is that it would be consistent with the implications of the advert to say "There's too much damn whiteness in this music; let's get rid of it" (not that they do say that, but they could without contradicting themselves). Similarly with "Indian-ness", "Chinese-ness" or whatever. But they couldn't say "There's too much damn blackness in this music; let's get rid of it" without effectively saying the opposite of what the advert suggests.
America: Seriously, I can understand why you guys are so hypersensitive about anything to do with race, but it's still really annoying. And it doesn't help you get over your problems.
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—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
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Is it racist?: Commercial for Jazz/Soul radio
- 22/03/2010 01:47:45 PM
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I don't think it's racist at all
- 22/03/2010 07:15:55 PM
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Uh.
- 22/03/2010 09:36:35 PM
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Re: Uh.
- 29/03/2010 07:03:14 PM
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I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim
- 29/03/2010 07:20:09 PM
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Re: I'm not Dutch, but that was a pretty ignornant claim
- 29/03/2010 07:28:34 PM
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Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here
- 29/03/2010 07:46:15 PM
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Re: Not "higher" nor "lower," but "different" would be the word to use here
- 29/03/2010 07:53:56 PM
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This. ~points at Larry's post~ *NM*
- 29/03/2010 07:42:35 PM
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Re: This. ~points at Larry's post~
- 29/03/2010 07:57:30 PM
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Um.
- 29/03/2010 08:00:54 PM
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Re: Um.
- 29/03/2010 08:44:31 PM
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My question for you was on that one line that Larry responded to.
- 29/03/2010 08:46:26 PM
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She agrees with you about it not being racist - she had issues with your "crude" comment.
- 29/03/2010 08:59:44 PM
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I don't see it
- 22/03/2010 08:19:31 PM
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i'd say the actions in the commercial are more racist than the words
- 22/03/2010 10:00:02 PM
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It would not float here in the US
- 22/03/2010 10:07:08 PM
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Agreed.
- 23/03/2010 05:36:14 AM
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Could you please expand on one point in your reasoning?
- 23/03/2010 07:20:31 AM
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It's not race specific music if it's enjoyed/performed/presented by various races.
- 23/03/2010 07:32:33 AM
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MOBO
- 23/03/2010 10:20:22 AM
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The trouble lies in historical neuroses cooked in our melting pot, I think.
- 23/03/2010 11:29:06 AM
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Only if it's racist to mention the fact that different races exist. Which seems to be the US view.
- 23/03/2010 09:24:23 AM
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Agreed
- 23/03/2010 10:21:59 AM
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Some people are like that, yes, but at least it isn't the "accepted" media position. Yet. *NM*
- 23/03/2010 11:01:47 AM
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Not at all, the problem is when people seem to say something is exclusive to a given race.
- 23/03/2010 11:51:06 AM
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I agree with some of what you say, but I think you're assuming more than is warranted.
- 23/03/2010 02:33:34 PM
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